Summary
The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
The issue of immigration is a hotly debated issue at the federal, state and local level. Some feel immigrants from other countries take jobs and resources away from natural born citizens, while others believe our country our country was founded and populated by people seeking a better life away from persecution. At the heart of the debate is the issue of "illegal" immigrants, who enter the United States unknown to officials and remain in the country undocumented.
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Obama VisitsTroops in Afghanistan
Associated PressKABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president. While officially a part of a...Tags: Government, Employees, Defense, National or Ethnic Minorities, Migration
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We think: McCain needs to reassert his commitment to immigration reform
"Mac is back" became the jubilant chant of Arizona Sen. John McCain's supporters during his improbable march to the head of the Republican presidential field. But somewhere on that journey, he left behind his unswerving commitment to comprehensive...Tags: John McCain, Government, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, National Government
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Braley: Agencies contradicted each other on raid
Associated Press WriterTwo federal agencies have contradicted each other over whether they communicated before a raid at a northeast Iowa meatpacking plant in May, an Iowa congressman said Thursday. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley sent a letter just days after the May 12 raid at the...Tags: Employees, Interior Policy, Illegal Immigrants, Personal Data Collection, Prosecution
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Immigrant workers sue employment agency over unpaid wages
Chicago Tribune reporterTen immigrant workers filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming they are owed thousands of hours of back wages from a temporary employment agency that hired them to work at several airlines at O'Hare International Airport and other companies. The lawsuit,...Tags: Employees, United Airlines, Migration, Trials, Employment
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Letters to the editor
Life-and-death jury decisions Re "Jury spares killer's life in rail crash," July 16 Unbelievable. Carmelita Alvarez, the wife of convicted killer Juan Manuel Alvarez, is going to tell her children when they get older that their father was unfairly...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Petroleum Industry, National Football League, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Special Report: Prisons Crowded with Illegal Inmates
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The numbers can look staggering. Nearly 20,000 inmates in California's state prison system have ICE holds on them, meaning there's a good chance they're illegal immigrants. More than 3,000 of those inmates are serving time for murder....Tags: Employees, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Mental Illness, Prisons
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ICE arrests 49 immigrants in gang sweep
Associated Press WriterFederal Immigration authorities arrested 49 men in a four-day sweep targeting illegal immigrants and gangs, officials announced Friday. But the tactic, used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since 2005, has long drawn criticism from...Tags: Government, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Law Enforcement, Migration, Gang Activity
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Cubans heading to U.S. -- via Mexico
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn the face of a U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration in the waters between Cuba and Florida, Mexican authorities have reported a surge in detentions of Cubans as quick-moving smugglers shift their routes westward. Under a 1995 proviso of U.S....Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Organized Crime, Minority Groups
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McDonald's Nevada franchisee to pay $1M fine
A McDonald's Corp. franchisee will pay a $1 million fine after pleading guilty in Las Vegas federal court to felony Immigration offenses for giving false Social Security numbers to illegal immigrants. The charges follow an investigation by Immigration...Tags: Employees, Punishment, Migration, Trials, McDonald's Corp.
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Hiring illegals confers unfair advantage
In several letters to the editor after the recent raid on an Annapolis painting company, the people who were arrested for being in the country illegally are portrayed as the victims. When are people going to understand that illegal immigrants do a...Tags: Local Authority, Employees, Law Enforcement, Migration, Illegal Immigrants
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